Written by Tyler Kuehl
 
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – After a short regular season, the D1 Hockey team traveled down to Missouri for another crack at the ACHA National Tournament as the no. 15-seed. They looked to cause a stir and upset the undefeated no. 2 team in the country in Robert Morris University.
 
However, it was not meant to be. The Colonials got out in front early, and despite the Panthers hanging with Robert Morris early on, Robert Morris held the Panther offense at bay, and found themselves moving on in the tournament.
 
QUICK STATS
 
Final Score: #15 Davenport – #2 Robert Morris
Power Play: DU (0/3) | RMU (1/3)
 
The Colonials wasted little time getting out in front, as Trevor Kleckner scored just over three minutes into the contest. However, DU answered back after Luke Cowan set up Zachary Currie to tie the game just before the halfway mark of the frame.
 
However, the Colonials answered back just over a minute later with a goal from Camron Smith. Then, to further extended their lead, Robert Morris scored twice in the final minute. First, Nathan Mickey scored with 49 seconds left in the period, before Joey Zottola found the back of the net with just seven seconds remaining in the frame.
 
The action slowed down the remainder of the way, as neither team was able to score in the second period, but Nathan Mickey capped the game off with an empty-netter late in regulation.
 
Robert Morris went on to win by a final score of 5-1, knocking Davenport out of the National Tournament.